Apple M4 Max 16 Core vs Apple M2 Pro
We compared two laptop CPUs: Apple M4 Max 16 Core with 16 cores 4.52GHz and Apple M2 Pro with 12 cores 3.5GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
Apple M4 Max 16 Core 's Advantages
Released 1 years and 9 months late
Better graphics card performance
Higher specification of memory (8533 vs 6400)
Larger memory bandwidth (546GB/s vs 204.8GB/s)
Higher base frequency (4.52GHz vs 3.5GHz)
More modern manufacturing process (3nm vs 5nm)
Apple M2 Pro 's Advantages
Lower TDP (30W vs 70W)
Score
Benchmark
Cinebench R23 Single Core
Apple M4 Max 16 Core
+39%
2281
Apple M2 Pro
1632
Cinebench R23 Multi Core
Apple M4 Max 16 Core
+96%
27392
Apple M2 Pro
13929
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Apple M4 Max 16 Core
+50%
3984
Apple M2 Pro
2650
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Apple M4 Max 16 Core
+83%
26185
Apple M2 Pro
14275
Cinebench 2024 Single Core
Apple M4 Max 16 Core
+53%
187
Apple M2 Pro
122
Cinebench 2024 Multi Core
Apple M4 Max 16 Core
+161%
2045
Apple M2 Pro
782
Passmark CPU Single Core
Apple M4 Max 16 Core
+10%
4534
Apple M2 Pro
4116
Passmark CPU Multi Core
Apple M4 Max 16 Core
+66%
43708
Apple M2 Pro
26265
General Parameters
Oct 2024
Release Date
Jan 2023
Apple
Manufacturer
Apple
Laptop
Type
Laptop
ARMv9
Instruction Set
ARMv8
Apple M4
Core Architecture
Apple M2
Apple M-Socket
Socket
Apple M-Socket
Apple M4 Max GPU (40-core)
Integrated Graphics
Apple M2 Pro GPU (19-core)
Package
-
Transistor Count
40 billions
3 nm
Manufacturing Process
5 nm
70 W
Power Consumption
30 W
100 °C
Peak Operating Temperature
100°C
CPU Performance
12
Performance Cores
8
12
Performance Core Threads
8
4.52 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.5 GHz
4
Efficiency Cores
4
4
Efficiency Core Threads
4
2.59 GHz
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
2.4 GHz
16
Total Core Count
12
16
Total Thread Count
12
45
Multiplier
-
-
L1 Cache
192 K per core
-
L2 Cache
32 MB shared
No
Unlocked Multiplier
No
Memory Parameters
LPDDR5X-8533
Memory Types
LPDDR5-6400
-
Max Memory Size
32 GB
-
Max Memory Channels
4
546 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
204.8 GB/s
No
ECC Memory Support
No
Graphics Card Parameters
true
Integrated Graphics
true
500 MHz
GPU Base Frequency
450 MHz
1800 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1398 MHz
5120
Shader Units
2432
320
Texture Units
152
160
Raster Operation Units
76
640
Execution Units
304
62
Power Consumption
35 W
-
Max Resolution
7680x4320 - 60 Hz
18.4 TFLOPS
Graphics Performance
6.8 TFLOPS
Miscellaneous
-
PCIe Version
4.0
